Sequential Circuits Six-Trak
In 1984 Sequential Circuits brought the first "multitimbral" synthesizer to the market with the Sequential Circuits Six-Trak .
Up until now, only one timbre per synthesizer was possible, with the Sequential Circuits Six-Trak six different timbres could be generated simultaneously. With the Six-Trak, Sequential Circuits also served the lower price regions. This led to the company's demise in 1987.
construction
The construction of the Six-Trak does not differ from the much more expensive Prophet models (Prophet5, Prophet10, Prophet T8). Left and right bordered with wood, plastic keyboard and powder-coated user interface. The Six-Trak has neither velocity nor aftertouch . In addition to the newly created MIDI interface 5-pin DIN , only IN and OUT, there is also a FOOTSWITCH CONTROLLER and of course the power connection on the back (internal power supply). Third-party manufacturers also offered conversion kits which enabled individual outputs for the individual voices.
technology
The Sequential Circuits Six-Trak was the very first synthesizer that could produce more than one timbre. The newly created MIDI interface, as well as the possibility to save self-programmed presets, showed in which direction the developments would go. The Six-Trak has six oscillators , each of which can reproduce its own timbre. This is possible in the sequencer / stack and via MIDImode5.
service
In order to benefit from the new technology live, the so-called "STACK-MODE" was introduced. This allows six different (or identical) timbres to be assigned to one key. Thus z. B. Basses can be produced, which are not possible with any other synthesizer. For technical reasons, the synthesizer then becomes monophonic .
